JaVale McGee vs. Paul Silas Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Silas and JaVale McGee that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

JaVale McGee

vs.

Paul Silas

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
JaVale McGee: 2008-09 to 2023-24
Paul Silas: 1964-65 to 1979-80

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships JaVale McGee 3 Paul Silas 3

NBA Seasons JaVale McGee 16 Paul Silas 16

Playoffs Played JaVale McGee 8 Paul Silas 14

All-Star Games JaVale McGee 0 Paul Silas 2

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team JaVale McGee 0 Paul Silas 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) JaVale McGee 0 Paul Silas 5

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 7.6 Paul Silas 9.4

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 5.0 Paul Silas 9.9

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Paul Silas 0.6 *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.4 Paul Silas 0.2 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 6,907 Paul Silas 11,782

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 4,577 Paul Silas 12,357

Total Assists JaVale McGee 386 Paul Silas 2,572

Total Steals JaVale McGee 345 Paul Silas 358 *

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 1,258 Paul Silas 138 *

Total Games JaVale McGee 909 Paul Silas 1,254

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .578 Paul Silas .432

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .192 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .604 Paul Silas .673

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 12.0 (2019) Paul Silas 17.5 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 8.0 (2011) Paul Silas 13.0 (1973)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Paul Silas 4.3 (1972)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.6 (2019) Paul Silas 0.8 (1978) *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 2.4 (2011) Paul Silas 0.4 (1976) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 5.6 Paul Silas 6.9

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 4.0 Paul Silas 9.4

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.4 Paul Silas 2.1

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.3 Paul Silas 0.8 *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 1.0 Paul Silas 0.3 *

Totals Stats

Total Points JaVale McGee 416 Paul Silas 1,124

Total Rebounds JaVale McGee 295 Paul Silas 1,527

Total Assists JaVale McGee 30 Paul Silas 335

Total Steals JaVale McGee 21 Paul Silas 81 *

Total Blocks JaVale McGee 74 Paul Silas 34 *

Total Games JaVale McGee 74 Paul Silas 163

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage JaVale McGee .616 Paul Silas .397

3-Point Percentage JaVale McGee .000 Paul Silas - *

Free Throw Percentage JaVale McGee .571 Paul Silas .692

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game JaVale McGee 8.6 (2012) Paul Silas 16.1 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game JaVale McGee 9.6 (2012) Paul Silas 15.9 (1970)

Assists Per Game JaVale McGee 0.8 (2021) Paul Silas 4.3 (1970)

Steals Per Game JaVale McGee 0.7 (2012) Paul Silas 1.3 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game JaVale McGee 3.1 (2012) Paul Silas 0.7 (1977) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.